Tag: Bishop David Bard
Bard returns to Michigan
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Episcopal assignments were announced Saturday afternoon during the final day of the 2024 North Central Jurisdictional Conference.
Church celebrates past, looks to future
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Farmington: First UMC recently celebrated the centennial of their church building, and Bishop David Bard was the guest preacher.
Conferencing as a means of grace
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In this conferencing season, says Bishop David Bard, may we strive to become conduits of God’s grace for one another.
Conference embraces fearless spirit
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On the heels of a historic General Conference, United Methodists embrace a fearless spirit of renewed mission and ministry at the 2024 Michigan Annual Conference.
Annual Conference begins next week
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The 2024 Michigan Annual Conference begins next week, and Michigan UMs will worship God, conduct business, and embrace a new future together.
Mission leaders learn to fish in new waters
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PART A: On September 30, 2023, eighty persons gathered from across the Michigan Conference to get fired up about Starting & Sustaining Ministries of Compassion, Justice, and Inclusion. Continue Reading Mission leaders learn to fish in new waters
‘May we not love alike?’
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We are finding new ways to live in the Wesleyan spirit, says Bishop David Bard as he reflects on a General Conference unlike any other he has attended.
Visit Greece and Egypt with Bishop Bard
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From November 10-20, 2024, experience Greece and the splendors of Egypt on a professional tour led by Bishop David Bard and his wife, Julie.
Trust in the risen Christ
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With the humanitarian crisis in Haiti in mind, Bishop David Bard asks us to live out our resurrection faith and labor for a more peaceful and just world.
Awaiting resurrection
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Looking toward Easter, Bishop David Bard says evil causes us to yearn for a new world where hunger is a memory and war is ancient history.